It was a riveting weekend for the 420 teens and shlucim from 54 communities from Las Vegas to Vienna attending the International CTeen Shabbaton in Crown Heights this weekend. The action packed Shabbaton combined trips, icebreakers, discussions and speakers, inspiring the attending teens to make hachlotos tovos and get more involved in their local CTeen chapters.
Early this morning, one of the larger Chabad yeshivas from outside of Jerusalem, came to the Kotel. Their schedule was to first sit in small groups, mostly with a chavrousa and learn Chassidus, and then an hour or so later, they straggled off to the local mikvah.
Roza Weiss, daughter of Sholom and Leah Rubashkin, spoke at an achdus gathering for women in Toronto.
Those close to Rebbetzin Fruma Schapiro of Chabad North Shore often refer to her as a “super rebbetzin” or the queen of multi-tasking.
This year, sloppy eaters everywhere are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the invention of the sandwich by its eponymous Earl in 1762.
The Merkos Chinuch Office announced today that this year’s The Kinus HaMechanchos, (the women’s education conference) will be held at the beautiful DOLCE Conference Center in Norwalk CT on Monday 12 Tammuz, July 1st and Tuesday 13 Tammuz, July 2nd. The men’s conference date and place will be announced shortly as well.
Marking the successful conclusion of their annual auction, Aleph announced this years lucky winners.
When Chabad Shluchim travel to obscure locations around the world as emissaries of the Jewish people, setting up shop near college campuses, large cities, and even tiny rural towns to share the vibrancy of our religion with just one more Jew, they must confront the logistical challenges of providing their children with a traditional Lubavitch education and interactions with Orthodox children their age.
Yisroel Gourion‘s wedding took place last night in the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights. The Twins from France Wedding, Part 2 will be coming out as soon as Yaakov gets married.
Israel’s Postal Authority released a stamp honoring the foundational work of Chasidic thought known as the Tanya and commemorating 200 years since the passing of its author, the First Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi.
The Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia would like built no less than five synagogues in Moscow, Federation President Alexander Boroda told a Monday press conference, during a break of the Federation congress.
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